MISSIONARY WORK

1) "A mission call from the Lord, my young friends, is the most important work that you can do. Prepare now, live righteously, learn from your family and Church leaders, and come join with us in building the kingdom of God on earth—accept your divine appointment in “so great a cause.” 

~Ronald A. Rasband ( The Divine Call of a Missionary – Conference APR 2010)

2) "The single most important thing you can do to prepare for a call to serve is to become a missionary long before you go on a mission. “ 

~David A. Bednar ( Becoming a Missionary – Conference OCT 2005)

3) "You will not suddenly or magically be transformed into a prepared and obedient missionary on the day you walk through the front door of the Missionary Training Center. What you have become in the days and months and years prior to your missionary service is what you will be in the MTC. In fact, the nature of the transition through which you will pass in the MTC will be a strong indicator of your progress in becoming a missionary.”

 ~David A. Bednar (Becoming a Missionary – Conference OCT 2005)

4) "This is the Lord’s work, and when we are on the Lord’s errand, we are entitled to the Lord’s help. The Lord will shape the back to bear the burden placed upon it.” 

~Thomas S. Monson (The Lord Needs Missionaries – Conference OCT 2010)

5) "We can [also] pray daily for our own personal missionary experiences. Pray that under the divine management of such things, the missionary opportunity you want is already being prepared in the heart of someone who longs for and looks for what you have. "There are many yet on the earth... who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it." Pray that they will find you! And then be alert, because there are multitudes in your world who feel a famine in their lives, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the word of the Lord.” 

~Jeffrey R. Holland ( Witnesses Unto Me – Ensign, MAY 2001)

6) "Member-missionary work is one of the great keys to the individual growth of our members. It is my conviction that member-missionary work will raise the spirituality in any ward where applied” 

~Ezra Taft Benson (Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson Pages 208-209)

7) "Because we love the Lord, we should be spiritually sensitive to moments when the powerful and important truths of the gospel can be shared with others. Perhaps more importantly, however, we should seek at all times to purify ourselves and to lead such worthy lives that the Light of Christ emanates from us in all that we say and do. Our day-to-day lives should stand as immutable witness of our faith in Christ.”

 ~M. Russell Ballard (How is it With Us? – Conference APR 2000)

8) "When you’re on the Lord’s errand, you’re entitled to the Lords blessings.” 

~Thomas S. Monson (On the Lord’s Errand – Conference)

                                                                                                                 

9) "May we ever be courageous and prepared to stand for what we believe” 

~Thomas S. Monson ( Dare to Stand Alone – Conference OCT 2011

10) "If you don’t raise the bar, how will you ever know your potential?” My challenge to you is to recognize that a minimum standard exists—and you must reach it to serve as a full-time missionary—but don’t stop there. The greatest generation of missionaries will not reach its full potential unless it keeps raising the bar.” 

~L Tom Perry (Raising the Bar - Conference OCT 2007)